Ornatum Pair

[fishman09]

Yes they have shown signs of spawning. A couple of times I thought it was going to happen. The colors on the female are so intense when they have locked jaws it is hard to describe. Next time they get close I will try to make a quick video.They are around a foot long each at this point....

ive heard they bar up very similarly to festae when they get like that. hope you can get a spawn from them sometime as you would be the first and only one to captively spawn them from what i know and there would be a lot of people bugging you for some f1s.

 

[reptile1107]

very nice fish

 

[aclockworkorange]

ive heard they bar up very similarly to festae when they get like that. hope you can get a spawn from them sometime as you would be the first and only one to captively spawn them from what i know and there would be a lot of people bugging you for some f1s.

I think I saw freshwaterpredators post he knew of one person who spawned them recently... Does anyone know anything about that?


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[fishman09]

I think I saw freshwaterpredators post he knew of one person who spawned them recently... Does anyone know anything about that?


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havent seen anyone with f1s and no proof on the spawn. i think gmfishnut was supposed to have spawned them but i dont believe it as theres been no proof as of yet

 

[JK47]

Thanks for posting this pair Mel! They are stunning. I hope they spawn for you very soon!

 

[aclockworkorange]

Thanks for posting this pair Mel! They are stunning. I hope they spawn for you very soon!

You should have kept yours. Who did they end up with? Wonder how they're doing now.


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[JK47]

You should have kept yours. Who did they end up with? Wonder how they're doing now.


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As soon as I caught the posts over on CRC regarding the species in the hobby at the time (I don't want to derail Mel's thread on that topic though), I decided to go another direction and traded them for my dovii pair along with a few other species.

 

[aclockworkorange]

Mel, I've read there are possibly two species in the hobby (I use that phrase loosely because these are so seldom seen) being called "ornatum." What's your take on this?


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[jowens]

Nice fish. Just wondering what pH you're keeping them at?

 

[jweav]

They look beautiful!How do they get along with each other and their tank mates?